Steve, from London, Ontario, Canada shares his story of being adopted after his mother lost a child. Steve and his... more

Kyle tells the story of growing up, towering over his mother and sister and looking very different from them, but... more

Katherin called me from Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up in a challenging environment with an adoptive mother on dialysis, an... more

Amy shared her story with me from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She learned about her adoption before her teen years—a revelation that... more

Virginia spoke to me from New York. When she was young, her single mother struggled to raise her and her... more

Bobbi, who lives in Montgomery County, Maryland, reached out as an ally to the adoptee community. After we chatted, she... more

Jean, from Boulder City, Nevada, shared that her raising parents had their flaws, from addiction to enablement, but she knows... more

Curt, from in Las Vegas, Nevada, felt like something was off in his family when he was a kid, so... more

Patrice, from Northern Virginia, said that in her house adoption was never discussed when she was a kid. So her... more

Sharon, from Springfield, Missouri, grew up in a small town as part of a large family. After leaving home, she... more